"SILENT FAREWELL"

17 1/2" X 30"

Available for sale in my Etsy Shoppe ( See link in sidebar.)

I feel so remiss in not sharing the journey of this quilt as I went along with it with you.  It just seemed there was not time these last few weeks to work on it and still have time to post here with the process so you can go to the journey down below .

Here are the detail shots.  I enjoyed this piece as barns are near and dear to my heart.  i love the warmth of the red in the coolness of the winter snow too.  I also love how the shed shows many layers of repair in the owners attempt to keep it functional.

I hope you enjoy it too.

 

The Journey

HORSES

I have begun a new piece.   It is from a quilt I made a year ago but I only took the horses heads from it and cropped them down.  I began with the larger horse. 

 After he was done I did the smaller girl horse.

Now I am doing the thread work on both of them.

WINTER'S SUNFLOWER

Winter's Sunflower

32 1/2" X 16 1/2"

Available here

Winter's Sunflower was a lot of fun to work on.  I loved using this color palette of subtle yet striking color against the white background.  I took the photo myself of this sunflower and then added a Marsh Grass bird to sit on top because his coloring was perfect for this piece.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it. 

THE JOURNEY

 

WINTER SUNFLOWER

 Sunflowers are gorgeous in the summer time.  So vibrant and strong in their stance.  However, winter sunflowers are quiet, dark and bent.  They have lived their lives and are now left to feed wildlife during the cold winter days before the seeds they drop begin anew in spring.  I photographed this one in a field nearby.  It is the subject of "Winter Sunflower".

I sketched it out on tissue paper the size that I wanted it to be.

Construction begins with quilting the background.  Then the stem and the pod are added.

More leaves are added.  It begins to take shape.   More will be coming I hope you will take this journey with me once again.

PORTRAIT OF A ROOSTER

PORTRAIT OF A ROOSTER

Original design

Rawedged fused applique

Machine quilted

Measures 22" X 18"

Is available for sale in my Etsy shoppe.

I must apologize for not showing you a step by step posting of this piece as I made it. 

I guess things just got away from me this time.  However, if you go below you will see the journey and be able to take it with me now.

THE JOURNEY

ADDITIONS

Progress is being made on the winter farm scene.  As long as I see that I do not panic about not finding as much time as I would like to, to move along on this new piece.  I am also happy with how it is coming together and that is always a good thing!

Today I began construction of some Canadian Geese.  I love the Canadian and this scene is the perfect background for them and adds movement to the piece.  I love that transformation.

Beginning Again

Beginning a winter scene.  Quilting on the trees right now.  This will take a while.

In the meantime we are having summertime weather.  So went for a drive to take some photos including these beautiful Wisconsin Dairyland Happy Cows.